Telegram-herald., 1887-08-12


PsosrA. III, Aug. Ia train bearing .
number OF the survivors of the terrible dis
sster near Chatsworth arrived here at 40
this aftsrnoon- The scenes st the wreck
are described u frightful beyond concep-
ton. The wrecked cars took dre, and as
there was no water within reach, the pas
ssngers were obliged TO extinguish the
flames with dust taken from the pr.irie.
While they vers thus engaged a tornado
struck them and the unearthly shriekinx of
the wind sdued 20 the terror OF the scene
II. w. White. printer Of this city. was
among the passengers. he makes the fol-
lowing statement
II was IN the second sleeper. The train
was going fast. when all st once about mid
niRht there came . peculiar shaking and
iostiiux. | thought We had been dersiled.
Our porter said We are all right when
somsons cried srhers's nrs ahead got up
and went % the front Of the car and found
the 6rst engine had rushed on, but the
second engine had tumbled into the chssm.
To had telescoped and the engineer was q
shapeiess mass Of desh. The first car
was turned az right angles with the track,
and The remaining eleven cars we're teles-
cOped and piled up IN a hesp. Several Of
Is climbed up0u the cars With axes and
lanterns and went a work. The first man
We found Was Billy Stevens. the confec-
toner Re Was dead. We pulled him out
altsr some effort. and then pulled out his
two daughters, Emma and Ida. They we're
ali deSd Every one was zrosninx and cry
ing. Their feet seemed to De jsmmed fast
Most Of the them had their legs broken.
Aner an hour and a bali We cleared the
car They were Offering $50 ssch for re-
lief Probably there we're a dozsn bodies
taken out. Mrs. Deal vas one OF these I
then went down on the ground and ass sted
in taxing the dead down. Thsy put a
plank uD and helped them out sliding
them dosn ths plank. If they wers not
dad they put them ia one pie. if alive
they put them IN another. Every
live person seemed % want
% So their families AZ once. There were
10 Mrs.. James Deals Dsrty I've people.
herseif. Ms. Wm. Allen. Miss Ada Web
ster. Mrs Wm- Ball and Jennie Oshough-
nessey. Everyone Of them Was killed but
the lsst aud were horribly msnglsd. Il
We late in the afternoon before they we're
recognized one of The horrible sccidants
was a man vel dressed. who was 30 badly
injured thar his bowels we're protrudinx
He called incesssntiy for water. and ss he
could not be attended 70 he 6nsily pulled
ont bis revolver and shot himself through
the head.
one little boy. the son Of Msthodist
minister st Abingdon. Frank Snsdacker
szed sbout twelve years. vas found on the
bosom Of his dead mother. His eft leg
hung b7 the sxin. His right arm vas
broken and one ere vas put out He never
uttered = xrosn. They pulled him out and
tried 80 give him = drink of brandy. III.
refused 70 tsks it and said. Give me
wsfer found hesd hanging
from truck. It wss apparently thsf Of
mar and nsd been caught ~ the hsir
found sevsrsl hesdiess bodiss Those Who
recognized the dead immeclstetv ticksfsd
them. Var Zant and Coroner Bennett
were On board and did noble YORK Geo-xs
"a Scott cosl men. racosnired r. C40eel
The butcher NJ Zimmerman. Mrs Vsle5go
and Capt. pahike. hsrhornssteT. md Fred
Wsinnette. exCounty Treasurer. among
ths desd
Ore 81 ths r,rst swflf xshts vas hat
souse of these rp essed -ohbed the lead Of
thsir satChes sna vs.1ah -. and it vas
theory snorg s0me thss ne bridge rss So
cn IRE N orter to thus perpetrate r0bteries.
Wii'tsn Y. Reagan. enc OF he fOrre % the
Psoris Watch Com nanv r. amCug the desd.
Aiexantier hlcoarlsCr. - eu2rsvHr. teie-
craphed that his wife ard mother IN ~
80 still N th~ rnirs
A isree number ef bose Who have been
pnlled 1ut 81 fhe wr0cx ars sfil uut7srti-
6,,f Fearle ir Ne sicin'fv sif wh@f fhsv
could The ire iersrfrent trrrrrs 0-rt ssS
prerv ere rendered sii the sssistaurp po-<i-
.le Thev opered tne schs,ci hauep r,
CbafSworth. suuiucuei physicians ard
dif everything IN their pover
las nov estimated rhat seout 30 car
pons lcsr their ives 81 the disaster TIE